As the reality of COVID-19 sets in, many nations around the globe are digging in for a prolonged battle against the virus. Of course, this isn’t a traditional fight: it involves quarantines, social distancing, and significant disruptions to our usual way of life. Even as many companies and schools temporarily close, it’s been business as […]
Bedrock Wealth: How To Get It And How To Keep It
It’s hard to build wealth. The coronavirus outbreak in early 2020 illustrates how quickly a long-term plan can go bust and accumulated wealth can disappear. From my 30 years of being part of the investment world, my biggest recommendation is to have a strategy that is flexible enough to adapt with changing markets. Let’s start […]
Coronavirus Spurs Modeling Software Collaboration from Simulations Plus
Companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are stepping to the plate daily to battle the novel coronavirus. Research is moving at lightning speed, both for a vaccine and treatment, for the virus that has brought the global economy to its knees. Simulations Plus (SLP) has announced a special initiative to help any pharma or […]
Trade of the Week: Crude Oil
One of the secondary reasons for the market crash (after COVID-19) has been the extreme selloff in the price of oil. Crude oil has dropped to around $20 a barrel for the first time since 2002 due to a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia. One popular method for trading crude oil is United […]
Recent Insider Buying Points to The High-Yield Stocks to Buy Right Now
During the week of March 15th to 20th, the high-yield sectors in the stock market crashed to unbelievably low stock price levels. The financial media gave their usual reasons for the share price drops including their “go-to” being that investors were afraid and selling their shares across the high-yield universe. They were wrong: the financial […]
Is It Finally Time For Gold To Shine?
Investors are on the hunt for bargain stocks with Congress reaching a deal on a $2 trillion stimulus package to fight the economic damage done by COVID-19. For instance, on the day the stimulus package seemed likely to pass, the S&P 500 index shot up over 9%. That same day, gold futures soared, up nearly […]
5 Popular Stocks Now Trading as Penny Stocks Thanks to Coronavirus
Coronavirus fear became palpable. Panicked investors sent major indices down thousands of points, reducing former high-flying stocks to penny stock status. All thanks to an invisible virus that’s making its way around the world. But what we have to remember is that the virus will pass – and that markets will bounce back. Granted, we […]
What You Do During This Crisis Could Set You Up For Life
Now is the time to lock in a future that includes once in a generation opportunity for future financial security. The goal is to lock in income investments – using high-yield dividend stocks – that will pay up to 20% yields for life. A waterfall of events led to a crash in the values of […]
Trade of the Week: Time to Get Bullish on The U.S. Dollar
With most asset classes getting pummeled this past week, investors are seeking the relative safety of the US dollar. One method to get bullish exposure to the dollar is through Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish ETF (UUP). UUP is a fund that is long the dollar versus a basket of other major currencies. Typically, […]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Hits Three-Year Low While Volatility Remains
For the major indices to stop falling, investors need to see a solution to the crippling spread, and progress from Congress. The Federal Reserve has tried to help. Just this morning, the Federal Reserve announced limitless asset purchases to keep the markets functioning. The central bank will run in the “amounts needed to support smooth […]